Basketry Lid Item Number: D1.511 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat, circular basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction. Decorated with partial beading--all but the first three rows are beaded in red cherry bark / cat-tail grass / black-dyed cherry bark / cat-tail. Each cat-tail section is two rows. Colour: tan.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1910 and 1965
- Owned by Henry Castillou before 1965
- Received from Henry Castillou (Donor) during 1965
What
- Name
- Basketry Lid
- Identification Number
- D1.511
- Type of Item
- lid
- Material
- cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled and imbricated
- Overall
- height 0.75 in, diameter 6.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Henry Castillou
- Received from
- Henry Castillou (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1910 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before 1965
- Acquisition Date
- during 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0107/0041